Slipping Paps wedge

[Robin Stevens]

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 The angle the wedge is put in plays a big part. The wider the angle the
tighter it is. I use three wedges, and keep the newest for the Bass and
tenor. The thinnest is used from about A4 up and usually is the first to
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A very versatile and fast tool once you get used to the noise they make.=0D
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Robin Stevens ARPT=0D
South Australia =0D
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From: Pianotech=0D
Date: 07/02/05 08:58:23=0D
To: Pianotech=0D
Subject: Re: A real West Virginia piano=0D
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I've thought of dipping them in that tool-handle stuff=0D
to make the ends a bit rubbery, but haven't tried it=0D
yet.=0D
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--- John Ross <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca> wrote:=0D
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> Hi Warren,=0D
> I used to file a notch, but it just speeded up the=0D
> wear process.=0D
> I sometimes put it above the hammers, and it will=0D
> sometimes stay in place there, where it won't below.=0D
> It seems to be worse on some pianos than others. I=0D
> don't know if this is due to the proximity to the=0D
> dampers, or a more 'alive' string.=0D
> Thanks.=0D
> John=0D
> John M. Ross=0D
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada=0D
> jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca=0D
>   ----- Original Message -----=0D
>   From: Warren Fisher=0D
>   To: Pianotech=0D
>   Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 3:42 PM=0D
>   Subject: Re: A real West Virginia piano=0D
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>   John,=0D
>   If you take a small file and make a slight indent=0D
> to catch the strings, they will stay put.  You do=0D
> insert them under the hammers don't you?=0D
>   Warren=0D
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>   Warren Fisher- Navy Retired - Slidell, Louisiana=0D
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>     ----- Original Message -----=0D
>     From: John Ross=0D
>     To: Pianotech=0D
>     Sent: 7/1/2005 12:58:34 PM=0D
>     Subject: Re: A real West Virginia piano=0D
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>     Speaking of Papp's mutes, I have trouble, having=0D
> them stay between the strings when they are new.=0D
>     I was thinking of trying a piece of the hooked=0D
> side of the Velcro on it, to grab the hammer rail=0D
> felt, to hold it in place.=0D
>     Any other ideas?=0D
>     I seem to remember someone saying they used two,=0D
> for doing the centre strings.=0D
>     I thought that was their main advantage, that=0D
> with the spring, they allowed the centre string to=0D
> sound, using just one.=0D
>     Another thing about the Papp's mute, the blue=0D
> material seems to wear out much faster than the=0D
> original white stuff. Needs replacing about once a=0D
> year, now.=0D
>     I tried a film of C/A on the end, and that seems=0D
> to increase the lifespan somewhat.=0D
>     John M. Ross=0D
>     Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada=0D
>     jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca=0D
>       ----- Original Message -----=0D
>       From: Michael Gamble=0D
>       To: Cy Shuster ; pianotech@ptg.org=0D
>       Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 2:15 PM=0D
>       Subject: Re: A real West Virginia piano=0D
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>       Hello Cy=0D
>       After all this time I find upright pianos=0D
> being referred to on the List! I though you all had=0D
> S&S, M&H, Yam grands only in US!=0D
>       I use a Papps wedge only on uprights. I find=0D
> the rubber fiddly to get in between the strings in a=0D
> hurry!=0D
>       Regards from a rainy evening in Sussex=0D
>       Michael G.(UK)=0D
>         ----- Original Message -----=0D
>         From: Cy Shuster=0D
>         To: Pianotech=0D
>         Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 5:37 PM=0D
>         Subject: A real West Virginia piano=0D
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>         At first, I thought this black, powdery=0D
> stuff was mold -- but there was no rust on the=0D
> strings, and it was only on the tops of the hammers.=0D
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>         As I dared to touch it, a train went=0D
> rumbling by (100 yards or more away), and the light=0D
> bulb came on: very fine coal dust!  Finally, an=0D
> environment that is *beneficial* to a piano!  :-)=0D
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>         --Cy Shuster--=0D
>         Bluefield, WV=0D
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